Who owns your block
1200 block of S 8th St
A mostly owner-occupied block: 76% of homes are lived in by their owners, with 7 open code violations and 1 home behind $625 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 85% since 2016, now about $449K. Property taxes are climbing about 5% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Has violations
By the Numbers
How fast it's moving
Assessed-value change for the typical home. Philadelphia taxes a flat 1.3998% of value, so the bill moves with it.
The makeup of the block
Every home, plotted by size and assessed value — press play and watch the block reprice from 2016 to 2027. One bubble per house (area = lot size), colored by who owns it; a gold ring marks tax-abated new construction. Click a bubble for its report.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Tax-abated
- Bubble = lot size
- → bigger interior · ↑ higher value
Assessed values from the city's year-by-year assessment record — a proxy for price, lumpy in reassessment years.
How the block compares
The typical home here is $449K — about 2.0× the citywide median, and in line with the ZIP 19147 median of $461K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19147 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19147 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $449K | $461K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 49% | 38% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 73 reported crimes (21 violent) and 354 resident 311 requests to the city.
Most reported crimes
Top 311 complaints
Philadelphia Police incident reports and 311 service requests within 200m, trailing 12 months. Reported location, not necessarily where an incident occurred.
Schools
The public schools this block is zoned for — its official School District of Philadelphia catchments.
Catchment assignments from the School District of Philadelphia via City of Philadelphia open data. Confirm with the District before enrollment decisions.
What it's worth, and where taxes are going
- $449K typical home, up +85% since 2016
- Tax bill $2,951 to $4,884 a year, +5%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $17M assessed, $186,543/yr to the city, about $5,042 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +85% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +66% since 2016 · ~+5%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1218-20 S 8th St is assessed at $1.1M but pays $3,725 a year — about 23% of the $16,061 it would owe at the statutory rate, because its new-construction value is abated.
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has lagged the Philadelphia market, compounding +5.8% a year against the city's 6.5%.
Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market
Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $185 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block trailed the market.
Return is from assessed-value history (a proxy for market price, lumpy in reassessment years); rental yield is estimated from ACS area rents. Informational only, not investment advice.
How often it changes hands
This block has recorded 64 arm's-length sales since 1999. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 11 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 37 parcels
- Owner-occupied 28
- Investor / LLC 3
- Absentee individual 5
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wym Property Investment L | 1 | 3 | $891K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 737 Manton Llc | 1 | 2 | $784K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Corner Spaces Llc | 1 | 1 | $459K | phila.gov ↗ |
| 1241 S 8th Street Llc | 1 | 1 | $396K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 37 homes on the block — value and 12-year trajectory, ownership, and the paper trail on the ones that were bought, built, torn down, or flipped. Sorted up the street; each links to its full city record — or download the roster (CSV).
Every house's assessed value, 2016–2027 — each line is one home
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1201 S 8TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $150K in 2004 → $325K in 2021 (+117%). | Owner-occupied | $308K | 3/1 | 1,152 | 1920 | 4 | |
| 1202 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $451K | —/— | 1,968 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1203 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $53K in 2010. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $295K | —/— | 1,089 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1204 S 8TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. | Owner-occupied | $472K | —/— | 2,160 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1205 S 8TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $130K in 2007, fast form building permit in 2007, sold for $405K in 2021 (+212%). | Owner-occupied | $380K | —/— | 1,089 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 1206 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $200K in 2009. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2009. | Owner-occupied | $434K | —/— | 1,728 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1207 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $382K | —/— | 1,557 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1208 S 8TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $299K in 2022, addition and/or alteration permit in 2023, sold for $635K in 2025 (+112%). | Owner-occupied | $610K | 4/4 | 1,776 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1209-11 S 8TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a change of use permit in 2025. | Investor / LLC | $537K | —/— | 2,760 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1210 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $280K in 2018. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $357K | 3/1 | 1,376 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1212 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $428K | —/— | 1,824 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1213 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $8K in 2002. | Vacant | $151K | —/— | — | — | 3 | |
| 1214 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $165K in 2010. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2011. | Owner-occupied | $380K | —/— | 2,616 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1215 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $55K in 2002. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2018. | Owner-occupied | $271K | 3/1 | 714 | 1915 | 5 | |
| 1216 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $190K in 2004. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Absentee individual | $478K | —/— | 2,064 | 1915 | 2 | rented |
| 1217 S 8TH ST New constructionBought for $53K in 2001, built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $285K in 2003. | Owner-occupied | $512K | 3/1 | 1,350 | 1915 | 5 | |
| 1218-20 S 8TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2015 permit (tax-abated). | Absentee individual | $1.1M | —/— | 13,243 | 1950 | 0 | rentedabated7 viol |
| 1219 S 8TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $135K in 2003, plumbing permit in 2014, sold for $369K in 2020 (+173%). | Owner-occupied | $426K | 3/1 | 1,320 | 1915 | 4 | |
| 1221 S 8TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $80K in 2001, electrical permit in 2017, sold for $366K in 2021 (+358%). | Owner-occupied | $410K | 3/2 | 1,836 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1222-24 S 8TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $125K in 2007 → $260K in 2013 (+108%). | Absentee individual | $332K | —/— | 3,456 | 1930 | 2 | |
| 1223 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $406K | —/— | 1,800 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1225 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $587K | —/— | 3,504 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1226 S 8TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $120K in 2003 → $510K in 2024 (+325%). | Owner-occupied | $509K | 3/2 | 2,340 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 1227 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $556K | —/— | 2,628 | 1915 | 0 | abated |
| 1228 S 8TH ST | Absentee individual | $356K | —/— | 1,092 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1229 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $285K in 2006. Owner pulled a interior non-load-bearing wall demo. permit in 2019. | Owner-occupied | $536K | —/— | 2,460 | 1915 | 2 | |
| 1230 S 8TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $80K in 2010, major alteration permit in 2010, sold for $328K in 2013 (+310%). | Owner-occupied | $585K | 5/3 | 1,875 | 1915 | 3 | |
| 1231 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $515K | —/— | 2,325 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1232 S 8TH ST | Owner-occupied | $449K | —/— | 1,791 | 1915 | 0 | tax lien |
| 1233 S 8TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 4×: $56K in 2002 → $630K in 2021 (+1025%). | Owner-occupied | $664K | 4/2 | 2,345 | 1915 | 4 | |
| 1234 S 8TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $130K in 2000, plumbing permit in 2008, sold for $470K in 2019 (+262%). | Owner-occupied | $540K | 4/2 | 1,896 | 1905 | 5 | |
| 1235 S 8TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 5×: $51K in 2001 → $250K in 2015 (+390%). | Investor / LLC | $345K | —/— | 2,082 | 1915 | 5 | rented |
| 1236 S 8TH ST ImprovedBought for $392K in 2014. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $459K | —/— | 2,700 | 1915 | 1 | |
| 1237 S 8TH ST | Absentee individual | $346K | 3/1 | 1,300 | 1915 | 1 | rented |
| 1239 S 8TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Owner-occupied | $571K | 3/1 | 1,524 | 1915 | 0 | |
| 1241 S 8TH ST | Investor / LLC | $396K | —/— | 1,626 | 1915 | 0 | rented |
| 1243 S 8TH ST HistoryAppeal filed (2026). | Owner-occupied | $498K | —/— | 2,416 | 1915 | 0 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)